Bigoi Venezia 1415 2nd Avenue, Manhattan, New York 10021

"My husband and I adored this place! He’s first generation Italian and thought the food was about as good as his mama’s! I was thrilled with the wonderful mushroom pasta. The chef/owner came out and spoke with us and was so nice. Great prices and such a genuine place."

"The sauce (ham, peas, cream) was good and service was excellent and friendly but the bigoli noodles were so thick and dense that it diminished the quality of the dish. I really hate to say this because fresh bigoli noodles are this shops speciality, but if you replaced the bigoli in this dish (piselli e prosciutto) with a different pasta shape like gemelli, it would be a million times better because the sauce isn’t coating a giant dense log of wheat. Because the pasta is so thick, the ratio between sauce and carbs was not enjoyable and was too dense and carb heavy. A pasta shape like gemelli or trofie would hold both the cream sauce and the chunky ingredients like peas and ham better and the ratio between sauce and noodles would be better. I imagine their ragu or anchovy dish would be better with this style of noodle."

"The pasta is delicious. I had the mushroom with basil in cream sauce. I never had such good pasta and I have eaten fresh pasta at other restaurants in Manhattan and on Long Island. The chef came out to say hello to us and inquired if we liked our dishes. He was very pleasant and friendly and explained that is a type of pasta from Venice. The atmosphere is warm and friendly. The young lady that took our order was professional and sweet. The chef gave kudos to her for making the pasta. This place a definitely worth 5 stars."